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Customers ask us, "Do you transfer in 4K?" This question inspired me to write this somewhat technical 4-part blog. We don't do a 4K transfer of 8mm film and would like to explain why, ...
We use a telecine xenon flash scanner. Here are some of the parts of our system. Our Camera Because many of you asked, we show you the type of camera we use. It's a professional JVC ...
A customer asks: "Can you confirm if you are filming or capturing each frame separately?" Yes, we are "filming" in real time — but each and every frame is captured separately — as a ...
We respect your privacy. You retain copyright of your treasured family memories! Not all companies can say that. Please check their "fine-print" to make certain they will not sell or ...
Few 8mm transfer houses do sound. Fewer still do sound from Regular 8mm film. Well, we do sound from Regular 8mm and Super-8 film. Moreover, we do it at no extra cost to you! ...
How best to structure our color grading services here at FilmFix has presented us with a challenging dilemma. On the one hand, all 8mm film benefits from some color grading, so that ...
Occasionally we feel like a big transfer house. In reality we are a small Mom-and-Pop store … without the “store” part! Back to our Delusion of Grandeur: It kicks in when we need to ...
When film gets old it can start to curl, because it is shrinking. The shrinkage amount will depend upon what type of base the film was made of and in what conditions the film was ...
One day, we came upon the most unique 8mm film splicing technique ever used -- a staple. It sure made us laugh! In all the years of seeing the various film splice work that our ...
Rusty reels have a detrimental effect on the film. It accelerates the decay of the films as it reacts with the film's silver. Film archival houses won't even let rusty reels be stored ...
After inspecting your films, we begin by asking ourselves, "What will benefit this film the most?" In our 13 years of experience, we have noted that all films benefit from cleaning -- ...
A silent almost unnoticed breakthrough has happened in the play-back arena. It used to be that only computers were able to manage the play-back of files with frame rates that did not ...
It is best to maintain video at its true frame rate of 18 fps, especially when editing and outputting work to a final project. Keeping with the 18fps frame rate ensures the best and ...
Update -- Monday, November 21, 2022 We are very sorry to inform you that, as of Sep 8, 2022, our Localized Webpage is no longer being supported by modern browsers. We hope you will ...
Due to its small format, 8mm film cannot hold more detail than a 2K transfer delivers. So, by paying for a 4K transfer — and expecting to capture extra detail — you will only achieve ...
A burn hole is nothing you want on your film! And, they're rare. It means that at some point while viewing your treasured old family films, the projectionist stopped the film from ...
If you don't know what's on your family's treasured films, you can rent a Wolverine from us for a couple of weeks and have a look-see! Note: Operating the Wolverine MovieMaker-PRO ...
It's during the initial image stabilization process that the image's grain gets seriously remapped, thus the upscaling process should be done along with the image stabilization. The ...
Without padding, things can get quite disheveled and the box can more easily tear, during transit. Please remember to pad it a bit and tape the box -- both on the bottom and top. When ...
The fourth reel from the left is quite an odd sight to see. That's because it's a leader of 16mm film - cut in half. This is something that was sometimes done with double perforated ...
Here is a little puzzle: Try to figure out which of these two reels has Regular 8mm and which has Super-8 film wound onto its reel. One can determine what kind of film is wound onto ...
When you take the time to write a testimonial for a small business like FilmFix, you are helping us more than you might realize, and we appreciate your efforts beyond what words can ...
Recently, we were given a tremendous gift! A customer, Rob C. of Washington, asked us to please re-do a transfer he had done elsewhere, because he was disappointed with their work. He ...
We'll start by showing you the end-result, so let's work backward. This short clip demonstrates the effect of grain reduction on your footage. Pay special attention to the detail in ...
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